2022–23 EuroCup Basketball explained

7DAYS EuroCup1
Extra Information:1 Sponsored name, referring to 7DAYS.
Season:2022–23
Champions: Gran Canaria (1st title)
Runners Up: Türk Telekom
Semifinalists: Joventut
Prometey
Teams:20
Dates:11 October 2022 – 3 May 2023
Games:195
Mvp:Jerian Grant (Türk Telekom)
Mvp Link:EuroCup Basketball MVP
Finals Mvp:John Shurna (Gran Canaria)
Finals Mvp Link:EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP
Award4:Coach of the Year
Award5:Rising Star
Pir:21.4
Ppg:18.4
Rpg:10.5
Apg:6.7
Highest Scoring:Prometey 105–106 ratiopharm Ulm
(30 November 2022)
Biggest Home Win:Hapoel Tel Aviv 108–69 Promitheas
(28 March 2023)
Biggest Away Win:Śląsk Wrocław 58–98 Budućnost VOLI
(18 October 2022)
Highest Attendance:9,869
Gran Canaria 71–67 Türk Telekom
(3 May 2023)
Lowest Attendance:240
Prometey 105–82 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
(14 December 2022)
Attendancecalc:548016
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 EuroCup Basketball season was the 21st season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It is the 15th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the seventh and final season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS. The season began on 11 October 2022 and ended 3 May 2023.

Gran Canaria defeated Türk Telekom in the final, which was played at the Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas, to win their first EuroCup title.[1] As winners, Gran Canaria automatically qualified for the 2023–24 EuroLeague. However, Gran Canaria gave up their spot in the league due to financial reasons.[2] [3]

The defending champions were Virtus Bologna, who were unable to defend their title as they played in the 2022–23 EuroLeague.

Team allocation

A total of 20 teams from 13 leagues participate in the 2022–23 EuroCup Basketball.[4]

Teams

League positions after playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses.[4]

Notes

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[5]

Schedule for 2022–23 EuroCup Basketball
PhaseRoundDraw dateRound date
Regular seasonRound 18 July 202211–12 October 2022
Round 218–19 October 2022
Round 325–26 October 2022
Round 41–2 November 2022
Round 522–23 November 2022
Round 629–30 November 2022
Round 76–7 December 2022
Round 813–14 December 2022
Round 920–21 December 2022
Round 1010–11 January 2023
Round 1117–18 January 2023
Round 1224–25 January 2023
Round 1331 January–1 February 2023
Round 147–8 February 2023
Round 157–8 March 2023
Round 1614–15 March 2023
Round 1721–22 March 2023
Round 1828–29 March 2023
PlayoffsEighthfinals12–13 April 2023
Quarterfinals18–19 April 2023
Semifinals25–26 April 2023
Final3 May 2023

Draw

The draw was held on 8 July 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.

The 20 teams were drawn into two groups of 10, with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other, except when there were more than two teams from the same league participating in the regular season. For the draw, the teams were seeded into 10 pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.

+Pot 1
Team
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Joventut
+Pot 2
Team
Gran Canaria
Cedevita Olimpija
+Pot 3
Team
Budućnost VOLI
Umana Reyer Venezia
+Pot 4
Team
Dolomiti Energia Trento
Frutti Extra Bursaspor
+Pot 5
Team
Türk Telekom
Lietkabelis
+Pot 6
Team
Promitheas
Mincidelice JL Bourg
+Pot 7
Team
Paris Basketball
ratiopharm Ulm
+Pot 8
Team
Germani Brescia
Veolia Towers Hamburg
+Pot 9
Team
Śląsk Wrocław
U-BT Cluj-Napoca
+Pot 10
Team
London Lions
Prometey

The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence:

Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g., Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.

RoundMatches
Round 110 v 5, 6 v 4, 7 v 3, 8 v 2, 9 v 1
Round 21 v 10, 2 v 9, 3 v 8, 4 v 7, 5 v 6
Round 310 v 6, 7 v 5, 8 v 4, 9 v 3, 1 v 2
Round 42 v 10, 3 v 1, 4 v 9, 5 v 8, 6 v 7
Round 510 v 7, 8 v 6, 9 v 5, 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Round 63 v 10, 4 v 2, 5 v 1, 6 v 9, 7 v 8
Round 710 v 8, 9 v 7, 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4
Round 810 v 4, 5 v 3, 6 v 2, 7 v 1, 8 v 9
Round 99 v 10, 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5
RoundMatches
Round 105 v 10, 4 v 6, 3 v 7, 2 v 8, 1 v 9
Round 1110 v 1, 9 v 2, 8 v 3, 7 v 4, 6 v 5
Round 126 v 10, 5 v 7, 4 v 8, 3 v 9, 2 v 1
Round 1310 v 2, 1 v 3, 9 v 4, 8 v 5, 7 v 6
Round 147 v 10, 6 v 8, 5 v 9, 4 v 1, 3 v 2
Round 1510 v 3, 2 v 4, 1 v 5, 9 v 6, 8 v 7
Round 168 v 10, 7 v 9, 6 v 1, 5 v 2, 4 v 3
Round 174 v 10, 3 v 5, 2 v 6, 1 v 7, 9 v 8
Round 1810 v 9, 8 v 1, 7 v 2, 6 v 3, 5 v 4

There were scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city in general were not scheduled to play at home on the same round (to avoid them playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control).

Regular season

The 20 teams are divided into two groups of 10 teams each. In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 18 games played by each team. The top eight teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, while the last two teams from each group will be eliminated. The regular season started on 18 October 2022 and will end on 5 April 2023.

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

Eighthfinals

Summary

The eighthfinals were played on 11–12 April 2023.[6] |}

Matches

Quarterfinals

Summary

The quarterfinals were played on 19 April 2023.|}

Matches

Semifinals

Summary

The semifinals were played on 26 April 2023.|}

Matches

Final

Summary

The final was played on 3 May 2023 at the Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas.|}

Match details

Awards

All–7DAYS EuroCup First Team All–7DAYS EuroCup Second Team Ref
Player Team Player Team
[9] [10]
Frutti Extra Bursaspor
London Lions
ratiopharm Ulm
Türk Telekom

MVP of the round

Regular season

RoundPlayerTeamPIR
1 31 [13]
2 39 [14]
London Lions
Promitheas Patras
3 31 [15]
4 33 [16]
5 28 [17]
6 41 [18]
7 31 [19]
8 34 [20]
9 32 [21]
10 Jordan McRae (2) 40 [22]
11 J'Covan Brown (2) 33 [23]
12 Arnoldas Kulboka (2) 36 [24]
13 35 [25]
14 Jordan McRae (3) 31 [26]
15 34 [27]
16 34 [28]
17 Anthony Cowan (2) 38 [29]
18 Jaylen Hoard (2) 34 [30]

Playoffs

RoundPlayerTeamPIR
Eighthfinals 32 [31]
Quarterfinals 31 [32]
Semifinals 22 [33]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-05-03 . Live Blog: Gran Canaria, Turk Telekom go for EuroCup glory! EuroCup . 2023-05-15 . Euroleague Basketball . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Gran Canaria won't play in the EuroLeague . 2024-04-10 . basketnews.com . en.
  3. News: 13 June 2023 . Gran Canaria president explains decision to turn down EuroLeague . 25 June 2023 . Basketnews.
  4. News: 2022-23 EuroLeague and EuroCup participating teams confirmed Euroleague Basketball . 16 June 2022 . Euroleague Basketball . 16 June 2022.
  5. News: 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup Draw criteria and procedure Eurocup . 4 July 2022 . . 29 June 2022.
  6. News: EuroCup Eighthfinals: What upsets are in store? . 19 May 2023 . EuroCup . 10 April 2023.
  7. News: 7DAYS EuroCup MVP: Jerian Grant, Turk Telekom Ankara . 2 May 2023 . . 2 May 2023.
  8. News: John Shurna chosen as EuroCup Finals MVP Eurocup . 4 May 2023 . . 3 May 2023.
  9. News: 2022-23 All-EuroCup First Team . 1 May 2023 . . 1 May 2023.
  10. News: 2022-23 All-EuroCup Second Team . 1 May 2023 . . 1 May 2023.
  11. News: 7DAYS EuroCup Coach of the Year: Erdem Can, Turk Telekom Ankara. EuroCup Basketball. 30 April 2022. 30 April 2022.
  12. News: 2022-23 Rising Star: Aleksander Balcerowski, Gran Canari. EuroCup Basketball. April 28, 2023. April 28, 2023.
  13. News: Round 1 MVP: Arnoldas Kulboka, Promitheas Patras . 13 October 2022 . . 15 October 2022.
  14. News: Round 2 tri-MVPs: Ovie Soko, Joe Young, J'Covan Brown . 20 October 2022 . . 20 October 2022.
  15. News: Round 3 MVP: Jordan Floyd, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse . 27 October 2022 . . 27 October 2022.
  16. News: Round 4 MVP, Jaylen Hoard, Hapoel Tel Aviv . 3 November 2022 . . 3 November 2022.
  17. News: Round 5 MVP: David Dudzinski, Frutti Extra Bursaspor . 24 November 2022 . . 24 November 2022.
  18. News: Round 6 MVP: Ismael Kamagate, Paris . 1 December 2022 . . 1 December 2022.
  19. News: Round 7 MVP: Derek Willis, Umana Reyer Venice . 8 December 2022 . . 11 December 2022.
  20. News: EuroCup round 8 MVP: Ondrej Balvin, Prometey . 15 December 2022 . . 15 December 2022.
  21. News: Round 9 MVP: Jordan McRae, Hapoel . 22 December 2022 . . 22 December 2022.
  22. News: Round 10 MVP: Jordan McRae, Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv . 12 January 2023 . . 18 January 2023.
  23. News: Round 11 MVP: J'Covan Brown, Hapoel . 19 January 2023 . . 19 January 2023.
  24. News: Round 12 MVP: Arnoldas Kulboka, Promitheas Patras . 19 January 2023 . . 26 January 2023.
  25. News: Round 13 MVP: Chinanu Onuaku, Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv . 2 February 2023 . . 2 February 2023.
  26. News: Round 14 MVP: Jordan McRae, Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv . 10 February 2023 . . 9 February 2023.
  27. News: EuroCup Regular Season Round 15 MVP: Mitchell Watt, Reyer . 9 March 2023 . . 9 March 2023.
  28. News: Round 16 MVP: Anthony Cowan, Promitheas Patras . 17 March 2023 . . 16 March 2023.
  29. News: Round 17 MVP: Anthony Cowan, Promitheas Patras . 23 March 2023 . . 23 March 2023.
  30. News: Round 18 MVP: Jaylen Hoard, Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv . 30 March 2023 . . 30 March 2023.
  31. News: Eighthfinals MVP: Anthony Cowan, Promitheas Patras . 17 April 2023 . . 14 April 2023.
  32. News: Quarterfinals MVP: Jerian Grant, Turk Telekom Ankara . 20 April 2023 . . 22 April 2023.
  33. News: Semifinals MVP: Axel Bouteille, Turk Telekom . 27 April 2023 . . 27 April 2023.